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Press Conference on UN Involvement in 2010 World Cup

Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, addresses a joint press conference on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the UN system's involvement in the event.
26 May 2010 - United Nations, New York

Credit: UN Photo by JC McIlwaine

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Sport for Development Special Adviser Addresses Press Conference

Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, addresses a press conference on the work of his office since, and the Beijing Olympics and the Paralympics.
27 June 2008 - United Nations, New York

Credit: UN Photo by Mark Garten

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Secretary-General Delivers Keynote Address at Olympic Congress

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds up a hand-made soccer ball from the slum of Mathare, Kenya, during his keynote address at the XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Secretary-General and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge both signed the ball.

03 October 2009 - Copenhagen, Denmark

Credit: UN Photo by Eskinder Debebe

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Secretary-General Meets his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace

07 April 2008 - United Nations, New York

Credit: UN Photo by Paulo Filgueiras

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